SUMMLab - Sustainability Measurement and Modeling Lab
L'activitat científica del grup es centra en (a) la d'avançar en la comprensió de la complexitat dels sistemes socials i ecològics, (b) generar coneixements orientats a desenvolupar i aplicar pràctiques de gestió, governança i tecnologies apropiades mitjançant la recerca i la transferència de tecnologia inter- i transdisciplinàries que integrin les diverses ciències (socials, naturals, tecnològiques, etc.) i (c) promocionar la comunicació científica i les trobades pel desenvolupament de la ciència dins del paradigma de la sostenibilitat.
- Avanzar en la comprensión de la complejidad de los sistemas sociales y ecológicos.
- Generar conocimientos orientados a desarrollar y aplicar prácticas de gestión, governanza y tecnologías apropiadas mediante la investigación y la transferencia de tecnología inter- y trans- disciplinarias que integran las diversas ciencias (sociales, naturales, tecnológicas, etc.).
- Promocionar la comunicación científica y los encuentros para el desarrollo de la ciencia dentro del paradigma de la sostenibilidad.
- Advance in the comprehension of the complexity of interactions of ecological and social systems.
- Generate knowledge for developing and applying integrative techniques to sustainably manage, govern and understand our world by means of inter- ans trans- disciplinary research and technology transfer.
- Promote integrative scientific communication and multidisciplinary encounters to develop the sustainability paradign and science.
- Advance in the comprehension of the complexity of interactions of ecological and social systems.
- Generate knowledge for developing and applying integrative techniques to sustainably manage, govern and understand our world by means of inter- ans trans- disciplinary research and technology transfer.
- Promote integrative scientific communication and multidisciplinary encounters to develop the sustainability paradign and science.
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Recent Submissions
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Aprovechamiento de residuos queratínicos para la sorción de cobre de soluciones acuosas
(2020)
Article
Open AccessLa industria avícola mundial genera una gran cantidad de residuos que en la actualidad son mayoritariamente desechados. Entre ellos, las plumas (CFs), estructuras queratínicas que presentan grupos funcionales y otras ... -
Tolerancia de la especie Schoenoplectus americanus (Totora) para el tratamiento de aguas residuales en Haparquilla, Cusco, Perú
(2018)
Conference lecture
Open AccessLas plantas acuáticas (macrófitos) en los humedales construidos para el tratamiento de aguas residuales permiten la estabilización de superficie de los lechos de tratamiento, transportan oxigeno a las raíces, favorecen el ... -
Training for using constructed wetlands to treat landfill leachate in Anta-Cusco
(CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY, 2015)
Conference lecture
Open AccessThe work aims at designing and implementing a demonstrative pilot plant to treat landfill leachate to: i. Encourage of the use the constructed wetlands for water quality improvement ii. To improve technical training ... -
Promotion of scientific careers: the Aquí STEAM-UPC programme
(2019)
Conference report
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Synthesizing and standardizing criteria for the evaluation of sustainability indicators in the water sector
(Springer, 2019-01-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyIndicators are one of the tools available in planning and management projects that aid in the decision-making process and the monitoring of those decisions on the path to sustainable use and management of water and natural ... -
A water balance model to estimate climate change impact on groundwater recharge in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
(2020-03)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe aim of this paper is to estimate the effect that climate change will have on groundwater recharge at the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. The groundwater recharge is calculated from a monthly water balance model considering ... -
LCA study of a new electrochemical and ultraviolet (EC-UV) combined system to decolourise and reuse textile saline effluents: Environmental evaluation and proposal to improve the production process
(Elsevier, 2020-07)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyIn this work, the environmental performance of the reactive Jet dyeing process and the subsequent wastewater treatment currently carried out in the textile companies is compared with a new system. The developed system ... -
Material principles and economic relations underlying Neolithic axe circulation in Western Europe
(2019-10-09)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyNeolithic societies produced and circulated axeheads made out of different rock types over substantial distances. These tools were indispensable to their economic reproduction, but they also demanded considerable manufacturing ... -
Improved environmental impact in the architecture industry: LCA analysis of an alternative masonry element
(2019-09-26)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe environmental performance of a building used for living or working depends to a large extent on its design and structure, but the total impact has additional influencing factors as well. The role of masonry elements ... -
Numerical model for a nineteenth-century hydrometric module
(2019-11-01)
Article
Open AccessThe Cequia of Manresa is a 26-km open channel constructed in the fourteenth century that conveys water from the Llobregat River to the city of Manresa using an elevation difference of 10.4 m. The channel is still operational ... -
Crushed autoclaved aerated concrete (CAAC), A potential reactive filter medium for enhancing phosphorus removal in nature-based solutions-preliminary batch studies
(2019-07-01)
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Open AccessPhosphorus (P) is a limited resource and can promote eutrophication of water streams and acidification of oceans when discharged. Crushed autoclaved aerated concrete (CAAC), a by-product from demolition, has shown great ... -
Environmental impact assessment of sound absorbing nonwovens based on chicken feathers waste
(2019-06-28)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyChicken feathers (CFs) are currently a biogenic solid waste generated on a large scale and around the world. Its valorization could provide a great opportunity to manufacture environmentally friendly materials and increase ...
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